appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
guard (on a sword); brim (of a hat); visor; brim (of a pot); flange
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier